Jaylon Johnson didn’t try to soften the blow after the Chicago Bears got rolled by the Green Bay Packers on Sunday. He treated it like what it was: a personal loss in a rivalry game, and one that demanded a tougher response.
“Yeah, this game is personal. I wouldn’t expect them to lay down just because they’re up.
For us, we gotta fight back. As men, at some point, we gotta play for pride and the name on the front and the back,” Johnson said after the game.
That message came on a day when the Packers dictated everything at Lambeau Field. Green Bay never let the Bears settle in, and Jordan Love was at the center of it, throwing for 367 yards and two touchdowns in a 31-7 win.
Chicago never found much on offense to keep pace. Tyson Bagent struggled to get anything going, finishing with 87 passing yards and two interceptions before veteran Case Keenum stepped in. Keenum got over the 100-yard mark through the air, but he also turned the ball over, and the Bears never built any real rhythm at quarterback.
The loss was a jolt for a Chicago team that had reason to believe it could handle the moment heading into Week 5. Instead, the Bears walked out of one of the league’s fiercest matchups looking far from the standard they want to set.
Even with the defeat, Chicago is still in the mix for another NFC North title. The Bears won the division last season and are trying to defend it, but Sunday’s showing was a long way from the level they expect when the stakes and the opponent are both this high.
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